Jimmy Mccarthy The Contender (aka Jack Doylr) Lyrics

The Contender (aka Jack Doylr) Lyrics

When I was young and I was in my day

Sure I'd steal what woman's heart there was away

And I'd sing into the dawning

Saw a blaze into the morning

Long before I was the man you see today.



I was born beneath the star that promised all

I could live my life between cork cobh and youghal

But the wheel of fortune took me

From the highest point she shook me 

By the bottle, by the bottle I should fall



Chorus

There in the mirror on the wall 

I see the dream is fading 

From the contender to the fall

The ring, the rose, the matador, raving



When I die I'll die a drunk down on the street

He will count me out to ten in clear defeat

Wrap the Starry Plough around me

Let the pipers air resound me there

There I rest until the Lord of Love I meet



Chorus

There in the mirror on the wall

I see the dream is fading

From the contender to the brawl

The ring, the rose, the matador, raving.